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STIDUB - the neverending saga - shifter & rod mod/install!!!!

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#774694
id use it 10-20 times a year..... i find the rear screen fogs alot..

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#774811
joel, i seem to have an awesome gift at being able to fog up car windows (nothing suss) what can i say, i must just be really really hot haha, even considered getting the front one to make life easier but some people might not like that one 🙁
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#774816
Hmmm... front electric demister... now THAT would come in handy the once or twice a year I'm racing in the cold or rain....
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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#774823
STIDUB wrote:before you say.... DB what are you up to tomorrow? going northside to pick up the fuel gauge tonight.... then tomorrow i could come down that way, have a small favour to ask too

mustard, yep they have been in the back of the car waiting to go to DB's 🙂

craig 72> are easy to get locally, so far i havent found the right one for a 71
Sat OK,
Sun, NFG.
Ring me.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#774897
i forgot to ask on phone, whats NFG? finally finished doing the assumed id do it favours without even a thankyou, gotta love it 😬

wed arvo checks out ok on my end 🙂 more pics of tonights progress later/tomorrow, provided i can find my circlip pliers... that said ill be drinking on the job so prob wont get much done 😂
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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#775160
beetle 1, me 0, didnt get as much done, found a sharp edge while hacking the death foam out & sliced the thumb open thru the nail, gotta be said, opposable thumbs arent given the credit they should be 😢
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11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#775162
STIDUB wrote:i forgot to ask on phone, whats NFG?
No F*&%ing Good 😂
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#775171
STIDUB wrote:found a sharp edge while hacking the death foam out & sliced the thumb open thru the nail, gotta be said, opposable thumbs arent given the credit they should be 😢
Dude - hasn't anyone told you ??? A car isn't truly yours until it owes you blood... and old cars even more so... welcome to the club.

😉
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'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#775181
it owes me blood, 2x from this thumb now, anyway a few pics of stuff...


funny pair of cars, lambo & hyundai... wonder which one was there for an ecu 😂

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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#775762
i hate rear wheel bearings. that is all.

one side with the 930 stub is in, just, going to pack more grease into the housing itself yet, then put the paper gaskets in with the caliper bracket, ran out of time to do the last bits properly so just sealed it up to avoid crud getting in 🙂 more by the end of the weekend hopefully.


Oh, thanks for the tech support DB, they went on fine, except one of the clips stretched out of shape once it was big enough to fit over the spline, is a normal circlip ok as an alternative cos those are a serious PITA to get in!!!!!!!!!!
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1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#775859
DB, just going thru the cd of pics for the gearbox, sure glad i didnt have to put it all together, thats ALOT of bits

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#775873
pfft thats kiddies lego,
wait till you see inside a 32+32 speed electronic clutchless shuttle shift tractor trans
that makes your brain hurt 🤪

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#775880
thats in this thing right?


(mustard, i knew this pic would come in handy!)

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#775893
haha well actually it was one of my old JD toys 😂
just slighty bigger though
You would think when you pay $85,000 for a tractor they could make the gearbox dipstick outta something stronger than plastic so it doesnt snap off, fall into the bottom of the trans and get caught in stuff 🙄

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#775912
Hahaha. Snap!

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#776662
yippee, leave sorted for nationals 😀 will see everyone there, sadly without a car, aiming to have the other stub axle in by then though! (stupid life getting in the way)

funny, everything in this things is insanely cosy, if anything bends... i think it mite be stuck permanently, anyway theres the pics of output flange & stub axle, thanks to rodney penrose for getting them for me (091-930output & 930-beetle stubs) 😀

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1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#777335
ok problem is this...

lucky i dont have coil over shocks in the rear end... ill let the pictures explain







expecting the shock to rub on the boot in a big way, any input into shocks would be great right now (obviously the originals arent being used, they are farrrked)

& since i couldnt find pics ANYWHERE of them



autometer ultralite gauge with lights on!

LED's from jaycar installed for photo as the original globes seriously suck & the green or red cover bits didnt help at all 🙂


sooo..... i guess its time for a show me your shockies request 🙂 *provided you have something abnormal going on like kombi/930 cv's or skinny shocks some how...
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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#777348
These upside down KYBs may help.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#777349
You beat me to it DB !!!

😂

But yeah - just get some shocks with removable dust covers, leave the dust covers off and then install 'em upside down !!!

👍
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'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#777351
thought that might be the solution, cheers guys 🙂 oh dave when does bix get back? i wanna discuss the sway bar options with him
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1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#777353
DB, that stub axle is even closer than mine! touching the bump stop bracket even?? maybe with some grinding too... wtf are they off?
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#777356
BiX is over there for at least a couple of years, tho expect he'll be back for a holiday at some point. NFI when tho. I reckon just PM him... he's on here pretty often.

Oh and I'm pretty sure DB runs commodore CV's...
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'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#777372
I made some flanges and welded them on to bug stubs.
They are Commodore CVs, which are a little narrower, but same diameter as the 930.

Some shocks can not be turned upside down,
but these KYB "Offroad Gas" are meant to be mounted thusley.
Mine came from Vintage in 1993 I think.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#777456
seems to be the offroad crowd that inverts them after a little research, that seems to be ironic since i want something pretty short & offroad usually means long travel?

on a good note, the other side is now on too, not much else happened worthy of reporting that i can think of, more fun later though 😀

oh, DB about the engine will discuss that with you when i can 🙂
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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#778364
Canadian tie rods from vdub engineering arrived yesterday arvo.dave dropped these to me last night!

Took some pics of my set this morning. 🙂 Cheers Dave!







They are painted in grey hammertone. quite heavy for a tie rod!

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#778395
Gwendolyns Master wrote:Hi Dave,

I'm planning to get a heated rear window for my 1303, shipping from the UK might be cheaper with two, but then we have to get it from Brisbane to Sydney or vice versa.

Cheers
Craig
Hi

I bought one from Vintage not long ago, I think he has one left.

Steve

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#778397
Hi Dave

I have a similar problem with shock to axle clearance, I might get away with making a new top mount and laying the shock forward a touch.

I just got my Sway away axles from the states, they are much thinner than my wooden dowel dummy axles so I may be OK

Are you coming down to Wakefield for the Supersprint?

Steve

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#778442
steve, sure am, booked flights not driving as i hate the commodore, but then i went out & bought a NEW tiguan😁, pissy i cant drive it down now would of been the perfect running in for it

oh & the 71 window is different to 72> so im not too sure they would have one to fit

thankyou mustard for the pics of tie rods, anyway many thanks to lanner of VDUBenginnering (canada) for HD tie rods, was cheaper buying from him than making them here 👍 awesome gear, shouldnt have any issues with bent rods now (demolished 3 supers & got 2 straight rods from them, running super low... small price to pay for convenience/confidence they are perfect

did the ricey thing & picked up a HKS sneeze valve for the bug today, it was cheap for a genuine so why not?😂


sides, thanks for the pics of the shocks, will get in touch with vassy about it 🙂
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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#778448
spose i should put a pic up of the other VW 😀
2L, turbo, manual, watercooled, just has 2 more gears than the beetle & alot more creature comforts 😂


not a bad tow car eh?
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